Railway-road-bed construction.



0. R. HOLDEN.

RAILWAY ROAD BED CONSTRUGTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

Patented P11211228, 1911.

G. R. HOLDEN. RAILWAY ROAD BED CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

Patented ar. 28, 1911.

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0. R. HOLDEN. I RAILWAY ROAD BED UONSTBUGTION. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

987,98. Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

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C. R. HOLDEN. RAILWAY ROAD BED CONSTRUCTION. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

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Patented Mar. 28 1911.

UNITED sTA'rns CHARLES R. HOLDEN,

A.'rnn1. 1 FFICE.

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-ROAD-BED CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnannns R. HOLDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have-invented a new and useful I1n provement 1n Rallwaydload-Bed Construction, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ii'nprovements in means, cooperating with tie-plates, or chairs, supported on ties of wood, or other material of a character adapting them to receive spikes, for fastening the rails upon such tieplates; my priinai-y object being to provide fastening means for this purpose which shall be readily applicable to the plates and rails for holding the latter to the plates, shall be simple of construction, economical of manufacture, shall operate to hold the rails securely in position on the plates, shall be adapted to be moved into such rail-securing position by the act of spiking the plate to the tie and shall be adapted to be secured on the" plate in varying positions of adjustment. Y

. My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of a tie showing a pair of rails secured thereto on plates by means constructed in accordance with my in vention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectionalview taken at the line 2 on Fig. l and viewed in the direction of the arrow, this view showing a portion of one end only of the tie and one rail, the rail-securing clip being shown in the position it assumes before being moved into final clam ping-enga gcment with the rail Fig. 3 is a view like that of Fig. 2 showing the clip in final clamping position; Fig. L is an end view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 3' viewed from the right-hand side of this figure; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the tie-plate of the preceding figures: Fig. 6, a perspective view of, the clip of these figures, and Fig. 7 an enlarged plan view of the same; Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the tie-plate; Fig. 9 is a section taken through a construction oftie-plate, rail and fastening means therefor, constituting another embodiment of my invention, this section being vertical and taken longitudinally of the plate and transversely of the rail; F ig. 10 is a perspective view of the tie-plate of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the clip shown in Fig. 9; Fig. 12 is a view in side elevation of a tie-plate and securing means Specification of Lettersfatent Patented Mar. 28, 1911. Application filed May 23. 1910.

Serial No. 562,817.

yfor the rail constituting still another embodiment of my invention, involving the use of removable tie-penetrating abutments, the rail secured thereon being illustrated in section; Fig. 13 is a plan view of the construction illustrated in F 12; Fig; 14; isa view in end elevation of the construction illus trated in Fig. 13, this view being taken from the right in this figure; Fig. 1:) is a bottom plan view of the plate of Fig. 12, to, a bottom plan view of the same, with the abutients removed; Fig. 17, a perspective view of one of the pair of removable abutmcnts for engaging with the [is are of the rail, and F' 'l8, a sir p r of abutlnents for the clip; Fig. it) a broken view in elevation of the tie-plate and removable abutment cooperating with the rail, and Fig. 20, a sin'iilur view of the opposite end of the plate and removable abutment .for the clip, the plates of these last two-reterred-to figures being shown in sec tion. 7

Referring to Figs. 1 to S inclusive, :1 tie, which may be of wood or any other suitable material capable oi rcceiv'ing spikes and otherwise adapted for use as a tie reprcseated at 3 The tie is shown as supporting on its upper side toward its opposite ends plates 31 of metal. which are considerably longer than the width of the rails supported thereon and represented at 32, each of these plates containing in one end portion, beyond the sides of the adjacent rails, spike-holes 33 through which spikes ill are driven, and toward its opposite end beyond the rail supported thereon a single a pcriiu-e located midway between the plate-sides through which the spike 36 for securing the plate at this end thereof extends. lQ-ach plate 31 which, when formed of malleable iron or ()[llGI cast metal, may take the form illustrated, is'provided, adjacent to the spikeholes 33, with a transverselyextending rib 37 terminating in undercut abutments located beyond the lateral edges of the plate, into engagement with whichpret'erably the outer flange of the rail is adapted toextend, and adjacent to the aperture 35 and at equal distances therefrom with a pair of undercut lugs 39 disposed on opposite sides of, the

portions thereof extending longitudinally of the plate and the. overhanging portions 40 thereof extending toward such median line to afford oppositely opening undercut abutmedan line of the plate with the undercut ilar view of one of the other engagement with the undercut portions of on, such as for instance the flanges 45 and m ee'z se THOIltS for receiving a, clip illustrated at =ll and adapted to engage with the flange "of the rail opposed to that which engages with the abutinents 38. The underside of the plate is providedwith longitiulinally and trans versely extending ribs 42 and 4-3 respectively, and below the abutmc-nts 38 and 39 with spurs lt, for a purpose hereinafter explained. The clip ills of cast metal and is provided on opposed edges with flanges 45, 46, a7 and 48, the flanges a5 and 1:6 opposing each other and being located on one side of the plane bisecting the clip horizontal .y, and the other flanges l? and. d8 likewise opposing each other but arranged at right angles to the flanges -15 and l6 and disposed on the opposite side of said plane whereby two pairs of opposed flanges are provided either pair'of which is adapted. to'be inserted into theaabutments 3 The clip ell contains a square opening ll) for receiving the spike 36, this opening being located at variable distances from the inner edges of the flanges at?) to 48 inclusive, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, for a purpose hereinafter fully explained. When it is desired that a rail be secured to the tie it is seated upon the plate 31 with one flange thereof in engagement with therib 37 and undercut abutinents 38. The clip l1, which ispreferably corrugated on its opposed faces as represented, and convened transversely of such corrugations, is then introduced at opposed flanges there- 46, under the abutments and. the clip then initially forced, as by strikii'ig it with a sledge, into position of engagement at its flange 48 with the other of the rail-flanges, with the openings .35 and 49 in the plate and clip respectively, non-alining as illustrated inf'Fig. 2. The spike 36' which has its penetrating end beveled as represented at 50 is then introduced into the openings 4-9 and 35 and driven therethrough and into the tie crosswise of the grain thereof to theposition indicated in Fig. 3. The spike 36 in being driven through the opeuim 49 and 35 exerts at its beveled end a weth ng action. upon the clip 41, forcing the latter toward the rail with great force and into intimate rail-flange-engaging position, in which position it is held by the en'ibedding of the spike in the tie, the spike not only serving to force the clip into final. position as described. but operating to spike the tie-plate at this point to thetie. The horizontal walls 51. of the undercut lugs 39 preferably incline upwardly from the center of the plate toward the end thereof at which these abutments are located which serve to permit the clip 4-1 to be insertcd into position on the plate without danger of wcdging of the clip between these abutiu'cnts and the plate upon the. act of manually applying the clip to the plate preparatory to its being forced into rail-flangeeugaging position as described. The forming of the walls 51 as described affords the a lditional advantage of permitting the clip to turn upon the inner corneuportions of these abutinents as fulcra and rock upon its convexed bottom as the clip is wedged into rail-flange-engaging vposition, to cause the rear end portion of the clip to bear against the plate, as illustrated somewhat exagger atedly in Fig. 3. The construction thus afforded is in the nature of a truss the parts thereof under tension countc acting the tendency to bending or buckling of the plate downward between its ends, when in use. The spurs 4: on the plate which penetrate the tie when downward pressure is applied thereto penetrate the latte and serve to reinforce the plate at the points where the greatest strain occurs.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that by positioning the openii'ig 41$) in the clip as described, the clip by lJClI turned end for end or inverted to cause its opening to assume any one of four positions relative to the rail-flange is adapted to be used where proportions of parts are such as i to render necessary the use of a clip having its aperture at'diflercnt distances from the rail-engaging flange for effecting the non alining condition of the clip and plate apertures when the clip bears against the railflange preparatory to inserting the wedgespike.

In Figs. 9 to 11, inclusive, is illustrated. another embodiment of my invention. The plate of this construction, represented at 60,

is formed by the rolling process toproducetransverse ribs 61 on its underside, and the rail-cngaging rib (32 on its top, the undercut; abutments 63 for the flange of the rail be ing formed by cutting the metal of the plate at its opposed edge-portions and bending up the portions thereof so partiallysevered, and the opposed abul lnents (34;, like the abutinenls 3!) of the n'ecediug figures for the rail-engaging clip, likewise being formed of portions of the plate struck up to the positions rcpresei'itcdin Fig. 10. The clip of this construction rcpresenttal at 65 is the same in construction and operation as that of the preccdingfigures excepting that its faces are uncorrugated, the omission of such corrugations permitting it to be formed by the rolling process.

The construction illustrated in Figs. 12 to 20, inclusive, involves the use of a rolled plate represented at ($6 and fornied wil'h thickened sections 67 and webs (38 connecting them to ether and extendin longitlulinallv i D l of the plate, thcccntral one of the sections 7 being provided on'its underside with a beveled rib 9 and the extrenu; edges of the plate with bcyeled ribs 70 adapted to pone tratc the tie. The abutmcnts for the outer flange of the rail which are formed separately from the plate and are reprcst-uited at 71, each comprises a body portion 72 recessed as indicated at,73 and provided forward of said recess with a. shoulder 74 and on the rear thereof with spaced 'rearwardlyextending lugs 75 and 76, each of these abutments when positioned on the plate extending through openings 7 therein andengag ing at the r lugs 75 and T6 with the upper and lower sides, respectlvely, of the plate,

and at their shoulders 74 with the underside thereof as represented in Fig. 12. The lower ends of these abutments, which are tapered as represented at 78 extend below the plate and penetrate the tie longitudinally thereshoulder 83 for engaging .with the upper surface of the plate, and on the side carrying the shoulder 83 with a shoulder 84- adapted to engagelwith the underside of the plate. The sides of the abutments nearest the rail are provided with stepped shoulders 85 and 86 adapted to interlock respective y with the undersides of the rail and plate; and

these sides of the abutments which are farthest from the rail carry lugs'87 and 88 for engaging with the upper and lowersurfaces, respectively, of'the plate. The lower portions of the clip-abutments are tapered, as illustrated at 89, to permit them to penetrate the tie longitudinally thereof.

In practice the abutment devices for en gaging with the rail and clip will be first seated on the plate, as described, and the ends of the lugs 75 and 87 then bent down to overlap the ends of the platefor holding these abutments'against displacement. The

rail will then be applied to the plate to cause one of its flanges to engage with the abutnients 71, whereupon the clip will then be driven into engagement with the other flange of the rail, as described of the preceding construction. lVhen pressure is brought to bear against the rail, as by running a construction train over it, the depending portions of the abutments and the ribs on the plate will be forced into the tie for holding the plate securely in place thereon.

It will be understood that, if desired, screw-spikes may be used in place of the ordinary drive-spike.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In railway-roadbed construction, the

combination of a tie, a metal-plate, a rail secured to the plate atone fiange, a pair of undercut abutlnents on the plate opening toward each other and extending lengthwise of the plate, means for securing theplate to the tie near its opposite ends, with such means adjacentto the pair of'undercut abutments presenting a wedge-surface, and a rail-engaging clip. engaging with the undercut portions of said pair of-abutments and adapted to be engaged by said wedge-surface.

for forcing said clip crosswise of the rail into engagement with the other flange of the rail by the application of said plate-securing. means to the plate.

2. In railway-roadbed construction, the

combination of a tie, a metalplate, a rail 'secured to the plate atone flange, a pan of undercut abutments on the plate opening toward each other and extending lengthwise of the plate and having their under sides inclined upwardly away from the rail,means for securing the plate to the tie near its opposite ends, with such means adjacent to the pair of undercut abutments presenting a wedge-surface, and a rad-engaging clip engaging with the inclined. surfaces of said pair of abutments and adapted to be engaged by said wedge-surface for forcing sand clip-cross-wise of the rail into engagement with the other flange of the rail by the application of said plate securing means to the plate.

3. In railway-roadbed construction, the

combination of a tie, a rail, a metal-plate provided near one end with means for engaging with a flange of said rail and near its opposite end with abutments opening toard each other, means for securing said plate to the tie having a wedge-shaped surface, and a rail-securing clip engaging with said abutments and with the other flange of the rail and adapted to be engaged by the wedge-surface on said plate-securing means for forcing the clip crosswise of the rail into rail flange engaging position by the application of the plate-securing means to the plate.

4. In rail-way-roadbed construction, the combination of a tie, a metal-plate, means for securing the plate to the tie, a rail on said plate secured thereto at one flange, and a clip pngaging with the other flange of the rail and movable crosswise of the rail into such position by engagement with said platesecuring means upon the application of the. latter to fasten the plate on the tie, said clip being constructed and arranged to be applied to-the rail in varying positions'of adjustment with relation thereto, for the pur- Q gageinent with the rail, said clip containing an opening;' located non-centrally of the shoulders thereon, a wall of said opening" being; adapted to he engaged by Said plate securing means for forcing the clip crosswise oil. the rail into engagement with the latter upon the application of said plateseeuring means to the plate.

(5. .ln railway roadbed construction, the combination of a tie, a i'netal-plate spiked thereto, a rail on said plate secrn'ed thereto at one flange and a clip for ei'igaging with the other flange of the rail formed on opposite edges with rail-flanooengaging shoulderse either of which is'adapted to be positinned :lfor ehgagement with the rail, said clip containing an opening located non-centrally of the shoulders thereon and adapted to receive the plate-securing spike, a. wall. oll eaidopening being adapted to be engaged by the wt in -portion of the spike 'l'or forethe clip crwswise of the rail into railtlangeengaging position.

'41 In railway-roadhed construction, the combination oi a tie, a metal-plate provided near one end. with for engaging a flange of a rail and near its opposite end with a pair of undercut aloutinents openii'lg toward each other and extending lengtln wise of the plate, means r01- Securing' the plate to the tie near its opposite ends, with such means adjacent to said ahutments presenting a wedgna-surface, and a rail-engaging clip formed on opposite edges with railtlnngeengaging shoulders either of which is adapted to he positioned for engagement with the rail, said clip fitting under said abutinents and contaii'iing an opening located non-centrally of the shoulders on said clip, a wall oil which. opening is adapted to he engaged by said wedgesui -lace tor lore ing said clip into rail-fiange-engaging position by the application of said platetecuring means to the plate.

8. in railway--roadhed construction, the combination of a-tie, a metal-plate, means for securing the plate to the tie having" a wedge-surface, a rail on said'plate secured thereto at one flange, and a clip engaging with the other flange of the rail of rectannular form provided on its four sides with hinges any one of which is adapted to be positioned against the rail, said clip containinn; anopening located at varying distauceo trom said thing 3, a wall or which opening is adapted to he engaged by the wedge-surlace of the date-securing means for the purpose iorth.

i". in railway-roadhed ,eonstruction, the

coinhinatirm of a tie, a 'n'ietal-plateprovided.

' near one end with nieanstor engaging with oemee a flange of a rail and near its opposite end with a pair of undercut abutinents opening toward each other and extending lengtln wise of the plate, means for securing the plate to the tie toward its opposite ends, with such means adjacent to said abutmen-ts presenting a wedge-surface, and a rail-engaging clip of general rectangular form provided on its four sides with flanges, either pair of which is adapted to'fit under said abntinents, said clip containing an opening through it located at varying dislances from the flanges, a wall ot which opening is adapted to be cn pged by the wedge-surface ot the platosecining means, for the purpose set forth.

10. In i-ail\\'ay-I'oadl.)ed construction the combination of a tie, a. metal-plate provided near one end with means for engaging with a flange ot a rail and near its opposite end with a pair of undercut abi'itnicnts opening toward each other and extending lengthwise of the plate, means li't, securing the plate to'the tie toward its opposite ends, with such means adjacent to said abutments presenting .a wedge-surface, and a rail-engaging clip of general rectangular form for on gaging with the other flange of the rail, proridedon its four sides with. shoulderedllanges, the two pairs of which. are loeateifl.

on opposite sides of the plane bisecting the clip horizontally, the clip being constructed to engage at either of it's pairs of "flanges with said abutments and containing an opening a securing means, for the purpose set forth.

11;.[11 railway-roadbed construction, the combination of a. tie, a metal-plate secured to the tie, a rail on said plate secured there to at one flange the platesecinfing means adjacent to the other flange of the rail being formed with a wedn'ing; surface, and a clip engaging; with said last-referral to railtlange lniving' an even nuniher of sides with its opposing sides parallel and formed with shouldered llan sres the clip being eon- HtIHtftOtl and'arraiured to engage at any of its flanges with the rail and containing an. opening a ;wall of which is adapted to he engaged by said wedge-portion of the plate securing means, for the purpose set forth.

l9. 1n ra.il'way-roznlbed construction, the combination of a tie, a. metal-plate provided near one end with means for engaging with a flange of a rail and near its opposite end with a pair of undercut abntments opening toward each other and extending lengthwise oi the'plate, means for securing the plate to the tie toward its opposite ends, with such means adjacent to said abutments presenting a wedge-surface, and a rail-engaging clip for engaging with the other flange of the rail having an even number of sides with its opposing "sides parallel and formed with 'all. of which is adapted to he engaged by said wedge-portion ol the plateatone end with means for engaging'a flange of a rail and near its opposite end with a pair of undercut abutments opening toward each other and extending lengthwise of the plate with the undersides of said abutments inclining upwardly from their inner toward their outer ends, means for securing the plate to the tie toward its opposite ends, with such means adjacentto said abutments presenting a wedgesurface, and a rail-engaging clip engaging with the undercut portions of said 'abutments and adapted to be engaged by said wedge-surface for forcing said clip into engagement with the other flange of the rail by the application of the plate-securing means to the plate.

14. In railway-roadbed construction, the combination of a tie, a metal-plate provided near one end with means for engaging with a flange of a rail and near its opposite end with abutments formed separately from said plate and interlocking therewith, means-for securing said plate to the tie having a wedge-shaped portion, a rail onsaid plate engaging with said rail-engaging means, and rail-securing means cooperating with said abutments and adapted to be engaged by the wedge-surface on said plate-securing means for forcing it into engagement with the other flange of the rail by the application of said plate-securing means to the plate.

15. A clip for the purpose set forth having its plate engaging surface convexed and provided on an edge thereof with a flange.

16. A clip for the purpose set forth having flanges on its opposite edges and on opposite sides of its horizontal center and containing an opening arranged non-centrally of said flanges.

17. A clip for the purpose set forth having flanges on its opposite edges and on opposite sides of its horizontal center with its opposed faces convexed, said clip containing an openlng arranged non-centrally of said flanges.

CHARLES R. HOLDEN. In presence of- R. A. SGHAEFER, J. Wilson. 

